Nothing stands between Trump and nuclear war with North Korea

Nine News reports that the White House has denied declaring war on North Korea, but there are no legal anchors to stop President Donald Trump from launching a full-out nuclear attack if he so wanted. They spoke to Dougal Robinson about the ongoing tensions between North Korea and the United States.

Dougal Robinson is a Research Fellow in the Alliance 21 Program at the United States Studies Centre, where he works on the US-Australia bilateral relationship, US foreign policy, and the US Congress. A regular media contributor, Dougal’s op-eds have appeared in national newspapers and his analysis has been quoted by international outlets, including the Associated Press, Financial Times and New York Times.